Monterey Car Week is the highlight of the year for me and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the highlight of the week, a fitting end to a great automotive week.
I got to Pebble around eight in the morning (got up at six, showered, shaved, and then drove to my favorite coffee shop in Monterey the East Village Coffee Lounge). For almost two hours I walked the field taking pictures of cars and people. By eleven in the morning the field was jammed with people. Here's the cars and people that caught my eye.
On the walk into the Concours these cars caught my eye.
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| This is one of the worst looking Cobra knock-offs I've seen. |
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| I'm not sure what Lexus was thinking with this paint scheme. |
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| Volkswagen's take on a modern, electric dune buggy the ID Buggy |
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| A retro concept by BMW |
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| Genesis Mint Concept |
And now the Concours!
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| It was overcast and cool at the start of the day. |
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| 1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix |
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| 1923 Bentley 3 Litre Vanden Plas Sports Tourer |
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| 1928 Bentley Vande Plas 4.5 Litre Le Mans Sports |
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| 1936 Bentley 4.5 Litre |
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| 1930 Bentley Speed Six Corsica Sportsman's Saloon |
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| 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato Spider |
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| 1932 Maserati V4 Zagato Spider |
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| 1967 Ferrari 412P Coupe |
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| 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Aerodynamica Coupe Series 1 |
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| 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe |
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| 1938 Bentley 4.5 Litre Pourtout Aerodynamic Coupe |
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| 1938 Talbot-Lago T23 Figoni & Falaschi Faux Cabriolet |
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| 1937 Delahaye 145 Chapron Coupe |
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| 1927 Minerva Type AF LeBaron Sport Sedan |
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| 1937 Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Pourtout Roadster |
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| 1920 Ballot 3 Litre Race Car |
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| 1914 Moline-Knight MK-50 Opera Sedan |
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| 1934 Mercedes-Benz 170 (W15) Sport Roadster |
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| 1968 Howmet TX Coupe (Turbine) |
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| 1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Rocco Motto Barchetta |
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| 1950 Ford Comete Monte Carol Facel Metallon Coupe |
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| 1957 Chrysler 300B Boano Coupe Speciale |
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| 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2 Zagato Berlinetta |
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| 1965 Lamborghini 3500 GTZ Zagato Coupe |
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| 1954 Fiat 8V Elaborata Zagato Coupe |
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| 1927 Ford Ed Roth "The Outlaw" Roadster |
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| 1932 Ford Bob Weinberg Roadster |
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| 1929 Ford Eddie Dye Roadster |
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| 1953 Allied Swallow Hal Thompson Coupe |
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| 1933 Cadillac 452C Fleetwood All Weather Phaeton |
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| 1914 Pathfinder 14A Touring |
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| 1918 Packard 3-35 Twin Six Fleetwood Deluxe Town Cabriolet |
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| 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Derby Sporster |
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| 1933 Packard 1006 Twelve Dietrich Stationary Coupe |
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| 1941 Lincoln Continental Brun Town Car |
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| 1941 Lincoln Continental Brun Town Car |
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| 1941 Lincoln Continental Brun Town Car |
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1934 Studebaker President Land Cruiser
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| 1934 Chrysler CH Imperial Coupe |
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| 1930 Willys-Knight 66 B Griswold Roadster |
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| 1930 Stutz MB Derham Convertible Coupe |
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| 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt LeBaron Convertible |
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| 1931 Cadillac 452 Fleetwood All Weather Phaeton |
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| 1907 Thomas Flyer 35 New York to Paris Race Car |
Cars may be the reason for the Concours but people add to the flavor.
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| Judging |
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| Chillin' |
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| The Judges |
And the Best In Show winner is -
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1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer
Shown by The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie
(photo courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance) |
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